Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-07
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
CLEARING THE SENATE CALENDAR.
PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Several petitions were presented In favor of the
experimental agricultural stations bill.
Mr.. Call onered resolution declaring that cer-
tain lands granted for railroad purposes In Florida
should be forfeited, and 1nstructing the Attorney
General to bring suit against all corporations at
tempting TO sell or advertise public lands en-
are pending before Congress He asked to have it
laid on the table, and said he would call it up
hereafter.
The Senate then proceeded to business on the
calendar and passed the following bills:
10 settle and adjust the claims OF any state for
expenses incurred by it in defense of the United
States
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
make final adjustment OF claims of certain foreign
action Of tonnage duties
For the relief Of John McNaughton, Of Ohio-an
was discussed at considerable length, as it in
VOWED the principle Of paying the compensation Of
higher grade while the claimant held and drew the
pay OF lower grade.)
House OF Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. Perkins (kas) Senate bill was
passed amending the act providing for the sale OF
the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian reservations in
Nebraska and Kansas. (The amendment provides
for the allotment OF lands in severalty to minors
and orphans)
On motion Of Mr.. Bennett N. C) Senate bill was
passed for the erection OF public building at
the ultimate cost to S15OOOO
Mr: Hatch, OF Missouri, made an unsuccessful
eHorI 10 nave private business dispensed with for
the day for the purpose OF enabling the House to
resume the consideration of the bill for the
the House went into committee OF the whole Mr
McM1ln OF Tennessee, in the chair on the private
calendar.
The District in Congress.
WORKING IN BEHALF OF MATTHEW'S CONFIRMATION.
Apparently there is quiet but efficient work
hpinp dOOp in hpha1f n ho ~
Matthews as recorder of Deeds Appeals in his
behalf are reaching Senators from colored societies
nortn ana south, ana prominent cOlored men,
without regard to politics, are working for him.
Political considerations seem to have been lost
sight OF In the BELIEF among the cOlored people
that Matthews was rejected because OF his color.
senators are urged to give to him the same con-
sideratton that his nomination would receive were
he white man, and 1t is claimed in his favor that
he has been an excellent officer during his incum-
bency OF the position. Mr.. Matthews visited the
Capitol yesterday afternoon, and he saw several
Senators, members Of the District committee to
whom he presented his case.
INCREASE OF DRINKING AND GAMBLING PLACES
Accompanying the bill submitted in the Senate
yesterday by Mr.. Vance to protect the morals Of
minors in the District OF Columbia (an abstract OF
which was printed in The STAR was memorial
from the "Guardian League" signed by II. B.
Mouiton, president, and +. Mccarthy, secretary,
urging the passage Of the bill. This memorial
contained statistics Of the number OF bar rooms,
liquor stores, etc., licensed In the District and the
declaration that liquor establishments had in
creased from 40 to 45 per cent in the last five
years, while the Increase In population for the
same time was 15 per cent 1t set forth that the
drinking and gambling places entice the youth of
the District to ruin; that during the year 1886
there We're 4,675 persons under the age OF twenty
years arrested in the District an increase In such
arrests Tor the last i've years OF ~ per cent The
memOratstS quote the statistics OF other cities of
the Union to show that the depravity among the
where Accompanying the bin there We're also
letters from Judges Macarthur, Cox and Smell and
Col w. g. Moore and John s: Crocker commend
Ing the measure. The bill and papers were REFER.
red to the District committee.
WORKS OF ART FOR THE CAPITOL.
Mr.. Sewell, from the joint library committee, yes
terday reported to the Senate an amendment to the
sundry civil bill to appropriate $4,000 for the
purchase Of works Of art and the necessary clean
under direction OF the joint library committee.
Referred to the appropriations committee.
A proposition OF Bierstadt, the artist, to sell to
the government the four paintings by him now at
the White House is pending before the joint CON-
mittee on library.
The Randall Men i'm Council.
THE RESULT OF THEIR CONFERENCE ON THE TARIFF
QUESTION
The definite result of the meeting of the Gran.
dali committee" last night, was decision to call
up their revenue proposition in the House. Their
plan OF procedure, and the exact day upon which
Mr. Randall VIII make the motion to go into CON-
mtttee OF the whole they desire to keep secret.
Mr. Randall was clOSeted with the Speaker for
some som time this morning. The Speaker comedies
that he has right to recognition, and agreed TO
recognize him at any time ne desired to make the
motion. The motion will be made probably on
may be tomorrow. Mr.. Randall is uesirous not to
inform his opponents as to this point. The motion
to go into committee viii, most likely, be carried
no one in the House can predict.
The Internal Revenue Tax ON Tobacco.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS STATES THE REASONS WHY IT
SHOULD BE REPEALED.
The members OF Congress from tobacco prOduc-
ing states generally feel that it is duty they owe
their constituents to vote for the repeal of the in
ternal tax on tobacco In almost any shape that it
might be presented. One Of these members said to
a STAR reporter:
''The tobacco tax is heavy and unjust imposi-
tiOn upon the producers. People outside OF the
tobacco-growin sections do not realize the burden
are poor. In my state great many of them do
not produce hogshead OF tobacco each. II the
hundred pounds Of tobacco could take it to his
and exchange it for the necessar1es of
life or he could sell 1t in small quantities when
law1e can only sell to a licensed dealer It may
be many miles to the nearest licensed dealer, and
it costs him money and time to get his little crop
or tobacco converted into money. With the law
repealed tobacco would be almost a circulating
medium In the country where it is raised. It
oe 70 ~ money n
crops, raise small quantity OF tobacco because OF
the facility with which he could get other things
for it. 1t Is unjust TO tax agricultural product
While others are free, and the poor farmer suffers
the greatest hardship OF the law"
Capitol Topics.
IN FAVOR OF PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT
Department Commander Burke and Senior Vice
Commander Odell, OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public, appeared before the Senate committee on
printing this morning, and, on behalf of the Vete
rams, urged the confirmation OF Public Printer
Benedict.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL IN THE SENATE.
Senator Cullom, who has charge OF the confer
ence report on the interstate commerce bill hopes
to close up the debate by next wednesday. He
thinks that the time Intervening will give oppor
tunity to all who want to speak on the bill. THE
friends OF the measure are naturally anxious to
get II through as soon as possible as the appro-
prfat1On bills Will be pressing for attention next
week. 1t Is inttmated by the supporters OF the
measure that the total opposition TO 1t in the Sen
ate VIII not exceed seventeen votes. Committees
ana representing railroad interests are
arriving daily to oppose the bill. This morning
delegatlOn from Boston appeared at the Capitol to
join the other opponents OF the bill In working
against 1t.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL Bill.
The Dill reported by MI. Edmunds from the Sem
ate committee on foreign relations to incorporate
the Marattme Canal company, OF Nicaragua, as
mentioned in yesterdays STAR names as incor-
porators MesSrs. Frederick Billings Charles p.
Daily, II. /. HOtchk1SS Francis A. Stout W. b.
FrankIn, Daniel Amman William I. Merry